About 2015 Maha Shivratri Date in Meghalaya, India

Maha Shivratri – The night of awakening

Maha Shivratri is one of the most important festival celebrated in India as well as in Nepal. It is celebrated on the 14th night during the waxing phase of the Hindu month Phalguna that falls in the month (Feburary- March). In this festival Hindus offer special prayer to the lord Shiva, the God of destruction.
In 2015, it will be celebrated on 17th February. The best time to offer prayers and chant mantras is 18:08 to 21:21. The people who are keeping fast must break it on the next day at 07:01 to 09:03.

It is believed that the people who fast on this night and offer prayers to Lord Shiva bring good luck into their life. If anyone wants to catch the fervor of the festivity then he or she must visit Ujjain. According to Hindu epics, Ujjain is place of abode of Lord Shiva. Large processions are carried out throughout the city, ith people assemble in huge number to catch a glimpse of the revered idol of Lord Shiva. Now the similar possessions are carried in many parts of India such as Delhi, Uttaraknand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

Maha Shivratri is also considered special as it has spiritual significance. It is the time when the northern hemisphere of the Earth is positioned in such a way that there is a natural flow of spiritual energy in a human being.

This day gives us the message that we all could see each other as the child of the same cosmic energy. We all must understand that there is the need of changing the thought process from the negativity to positivity There is a need to change our attitude from selfishness to selflessness.